Right On For The Darkness

Uncertainty a hulking figure

Looming and unwavering

Obscuring future horizons

Lonely, listless, and lacking self-worth

Salt the wounds

Shout at the walls

"Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven"

Rue the day and curse the night

Dry tears sopped up by coming dawn

Plans, and plans of plans fail

Expectations unmet are seeds

of future conflict and resentment

Waves upon waves of sadness

Bids us to grieve what has gone

But also what never arrived

Struggle against suffering

Endure, if you must, but

Wars of attrition yield no true victors

Mercy, forgiveness, and tenderness

Build rather than burn bridges

In connection dignity flows

Inviting grace to remind us

Life is limitless in its expressions

Aware of all thorns and vines

Constricting inner ease, movement, and freedom

Waiving white flag

"I surrender," and then,

Gulp of fresh air keeps the heart alive

Remembering nothing is guaranteed

Life is full of unknowns,

And the possibility for

contentment, joy, and equity remain full

So I say,

"Right On For The Darkness" (Curtis Mayfield)

We'll have to use our hearts to see.

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